Mar 26, 2008 Mar 28, 2008 Thursday March 27, 2008
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MailTags 2.2 out of beta
Indev Software has released MailTags 2.2 out of beta. This very popular productivity plug-in for Mac OS X's Mail 3.0 allows you to tag email messages, Mail notes, and RSS news items. MailTags 2.2 also introduces a modular architecture to MailTags, laying the groundwork for future enhancements to MailTags and Mail. Current Extras include a module for interacting with iCal todos and events,... [read more at MacMerc.com]
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Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac: The Missing Manual
Photoshop Elements 6 is a powerful, USD$89.99 alternative to the USD$649 Adobe Photoshop. The low price tag and strong feature set make it attractive and accessible to an audience that might have previously thought that photo editing in the Photoshop family was out of reach. For those new to Photoshop Elements for Mac specifically, O'Reilly has released Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac: The... [read more at MacMerc.com]
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New Jersey Apple Store ready to open
Filed under: RetailDoesn't "Cherry Hill" sound lovely? It will sound even sweeter for Cherry Hill, New Jersey-based Apple fans this weekend when a new Apple Store opens on Route 38, next to A|X Armani Exchange and Mo.Ao.C Cosmetics (that's right, a Mac store next to a MAC store). The doors will open at 10:00 AM on Saturday, March 29th. You can get full travel directions here. This will be The Garden State's 10th Apple Store.Residents of Philadelphia will also benefit, as this store is about 5 miles away from town (for some reason, Philly itself still lacks an Apple Store).As usual, we ask any TUAW readers who visit the store to share their stories and/or pictures. Thanks, Rico!Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Oops- Gartner clears up iPhone reports
When tech research firm Gartner reported that Apple had ordered ten million iPhones yesterday, they probably weren’t anticipating the wildfire of rumors that resulted from it. After analyst Ken Dulaney spoke about the order, the report (and many exaggerations based on it) kicked off a whole other round of 3G…
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MacBook Casing Defect: Prevalent Cracking
Brian Ford, on the seemingly-prevalent cracking along the edges of plastic MacBooks. My wife’s MacBook, just a bit over a year old, has this same problem. All the examples in the Flickr Group are white, as is my wife’s, but some of the commenters claim to have seen it on black ones too. ★
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Apple releases Beta 2 of iPhone SDK
Apple just released a completely new version of the ever-popular iPhone SDK. Beta 2 includes the new “Interface Builder� applet, which developers will be able to use to create iPhone-esque interfaces for their applications. Unfortunately, nothing else seems to have changes, except for a few…
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Apple releases Beta 2 of iPhone SDK
Apple just released a completely new version of the ever-popular iPhone SDK. Beta 2 includes the new “Interface Builder� applet, which developers will be able to use to create iPhone-esque interfaces for their applications. Unfortunately, nothing else seems to have…
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Backstage: Cambridge Gets an Apple Store, in Grand Style
This year is supposed to bring major expansion to Apple's international retail presence. I have seen this firsthand, as today marked the opening of the 15th UK Apple Store, this one in the “Grand Arcade” in Cambridge. Whilst this is not really headline news by iLounge standards, it's personally important for me as it now means I don't have to travel an hour and a half to get to an actual Apple Store. Or send my iMac in…
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Apple releases updated version of iPhone SDK
The new version adds support for Interface Builder, a tool that helps developers, um, build interfaces.
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MacBook Air hacked in security contest
A security company has awarded $10,000, and a free MacBook Air, to a group of security researchers who gained control of the system through a Safari vulnerability.
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PWN 2 OWN over: MacBook Air gets seized in 2 minutes flat
Filed under: Laptops And just think -- last year you were singing Dino Dai Zovi's praises for taking control of a MacBook Pro in nine whole hours. This year, the PWN 2 OWN hacking competition at CanSecWest was over nearly as quickly as it started, as famed iPhone hacker Charlie Miller showed the MacBook Air on display who its father really was. Apparently Mr. Miller visited a website which contained his exploit code, which then "allowed him to seize control of the computer, as about 20 onlookers [read: unashamed nerds] cheered him on." Of note, contestants could only use software that came pre-loaded on the OS, so obviously it was Safari that fell victim here. Nevertheless, he was forced to sign a nondisclosure agreement that'll keep him quiet until "TippingPoint can notify the vendor," but at least he'll have $10,000 and a new laptop to cuddle with during his silent spell. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Nokia Siemens speeds up 2.5G cell networks
Wireless equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks said Thursday that it has new software that will more than double the download speed on networks using 2.5G EDGE (Enhanced Data for GSM Environment) wireless technology. This is good news for first generation iPhone users whose phones connect to the mobile Net ...
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iPhone SDK Beta Update
Second beta version ready to rock.
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Get Free MP3s, Legally
Tired of one-stop shopping at the iTunes Store? The Internet is packed with free MP3s. And two Mac apps can even get them for you.
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Report: New Apple product will give your workouts that magic touch
Patent filings from the notoriously secret tech giant show that it's been working on a new product that would help organize a workout routine, and possibly manage health records as well.
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iPhone Ready To Surpass Nokia in UK
Currently in lead in the UK, Nokia may be given a run for its money as the iPhone is set to be the number one mobile web browsing device. According to iTWire and StatCounter, the iPhone took 0.06 percent of the total internet browser marketshare in…
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Apple Gazette Daily 235 - Analysts predict the future, iPhone thieves, and more!
podcast sponsor link:http://www.audiblepodcast.com/applegazette Click the link above to get your free audio book from Audible, and help support Apple Gazette at the same time! Today's Show: Analysts predict the future! Apple employees steal 135k worth of iPhones and more! You can subscribe via iTunes, or by RSS feed, or… you can listen to the episode right here: In addition to that, you can also download the Apple Gazette Daily Widget and listen to every episode of the show right on your Dashboard. Click Here to download.
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Plan for financial success: 1. Steal iPhones, 2. ???, 3. Profit!
Filed under: Retail, iPhone What do you get when you combine 332 iPhones and 2 crooked Apple employees? Felony theft charges, apparently, after a luckless pair of underhanded but enterprising Apple Store workers decided to set up their own iPhone shop using purloined stock from Uncle Steve. Now one is in the slammer, and the other is facing extradition to New Hampshire (from Massachussetts, not from the French Riviera -- too bad for him). This all goes to show, crime does not pay -- especially when you get caught with $132,000 of hot iPhones. There is no official word as to what color t-shirts the thieves wore in their day-to-day work, or whether either of them could be reasonably classified as Apple Geniuses. [Via Ars]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Wolfson slumps on loss of Apple contracts
Wolfson Microelectronics saw nearly one fifth wiped off its share price yesterday following the admission it had lost key business supplier Apple.
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Duo steals hundreds of iPhones, sells them all to one person
Filed under: CellphonesApple's no stranger to having its wares ganked (a lot), but this one really has us scratching our noggins some kind of fierce. Apparently a couple of meddlesome 20-somethings working at a Salem, New Hampshire Apple store managed to scoot away with somewhere between 330 and 700 iPhones. After somehow stuffing that many handsets into a panel van / pickup truck / privately owned C-130, they seemingly sweet talked a single high-roller into snatching up their entire stash for upwards of $138,000 -- which could be a bargain (or not) depending on the actual quantity included in the deal, internal capacity, etc. Minutiae aside, both individuals are currently residing under the strong arm of the law (surveillance cameras are hard to dodge), but curiously, nothing is mentioned about the buyer who didn't find spending over a hundred large with a couple of average joes (who just happened to have an inordinately large amount of iPhones for sale) the least bit odd.[Thanks, Scott] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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MacTech Offers Free Scripting Book For Office 2008
Microsoft made no attempt to hide the fact that they would be dropping support for VisualBasic scripting when they released their new office suite for the Mac. While this has caused some serious angst in corporate environments, the uproar was slightly muted due to the inclusion of pretty decent AppleScript support in all of the components of Office 2008. Back in 2007, MacTech Magazine produced a comprehensive guide to scripting Office 2008 that has become somewhat of a de-facto reference guide for scripting Office 2008. The Microsoft Mac Business Unit realized how valuable this guide is for Mac power users & IT staff and has sponsored both free downloads of the publication (in PDF form) and a free subscription to MacTech Magazine. They have also worked with MacTech Magazine to offer the ability to order hard copies of the 150-page book that also includes a complementary subscription to the magazine. The guide is available online and the sponsored free PDF is available here. You can order the hardcopy version via this link. “Free” is somewhat subjective in that you'll need to pay $9.99USD shipping and handling, but that is well-below the magazine subscription price and a the equivalent of 2-3 Starbucks beverages. But, you may access the online version completely without charge (you'll just need to pay price of time and mouse-click wear-and-tear) and no strings attached. Here's what you can look forward to: Introduction: Converting VBA Macros to AppleScript in Microsoft Office VBA is going away in Office 2008 for Mac. Learn about the challenges and the benefits. Chapter 1: AppleScript Basics Tools, Resources and First Steps in AppleScript Syntax Chapter 2: AppleScript in Microsoft Office (General) Issues in converting VBA to AppleScript in Word, Excel and PowerPoint Chapter 3: Word Word VBA Macros to AppleScript Chapter 4: Excel Excel VBA Macros to AppleScript Chapter 5: PowerPoint PowerPoint VBA Macros to AppleScript Chapter 6: Entourage An Introduction to Entourage Scripting (No VBA Anywhere in Sight) Chapter 7: Resources Books, References, and Tools discussed in Moving from MS Office VBA to AppleScript If you are a hardcore Office scripter and have some great tips and/or scripts to share, drop a note in the comments. Tags: applescript, Commentary, Deals, macintosh business unit, mactech, microsoft, office 2008 Related posts MSN Admits Zune is Ugly (23) Fix for Office 2008 Security Issue (7) A Quick Look at FolderShare (6) A Half-Hearted Jab? (5)
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Tactile iPhone Add-On
Seriously, is this even needed?
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Mobile Mac mishaps
The fact is, hitting the road with your Mac can sometimes be a nightmare. For an upcoming Macworld story, we'd like to hear your horror stories: the worst things that have happened to you while traveling with your Mac, and how you changed your travel habits as a result.
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Leopard smites Vista in corporate satisfaction
Filed under: Enterprise, LeopardComputerWorld posts that ChangeWave Research has studied satisfaction levels for corporate users of Leopard and Windows Vista. As you might expect, the Leopard users are altogether more satisfied than Vista users -- up to 5 times more likely to report that they're "very satisfied" with their operating system -- but you might not have known the following: Leopard reinforces tooth enamel and ensures brighter, happier smiles. Leopard users are more likely to find attractive mates. Vista users are subject to early hair loss. Leopard helps eliminate embarrassing halitosis. Vista users are five times likelier to be audited by the IRS. Leopard washes your windows and leaves lemon-scented stacks of pre-folded laundry around your house. Okay, well maybe not. Consult the ComputerWorld article for the (far less amusing) statistical results. One worthwhile number to note: while 7% of respondents said they'd be buying Apple laptops in the next 90 days, a hold-steady from the previous survey, the likelihood of most other laptop purchases went down since the last time they asked. A MacBook Air effect?Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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iPhone SDK update includes iPhone-ready Interface Builder
If you're building a UI for a new iPhone app, you'll want the latest build of the iPhone SDK, now with Interface Builder.Read More...
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iPhone SDK Beta 1 to Beta 2 API Delta
Apple released a new beta of the iPhone SDK today; here’s what’s new. Interface Builder support now works, too. (If you haven’t signed up for (free) access to the iPhone SDK, you won’t be able to follow this link.) ★
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iPhone SDK beta 2 now hitting the streets
Filed under: Developer, iPhoneAfter a brief false alarm earlier today, it looks like beta 2 of Xcode 3.1 (including the iPhone-ready version of Interface Builder) is actually released. A word of warning: Apple's servers are getting hammered right now, and it may pay to wait a while before downloading the 2.1 GB package.While you wait, you can peruse the release notes for Xcode and for Interface Builder. Never hurts to read the documentation. Have a good weekend, all you iPhone coders!Thanks NikRead | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Apple Execs Sell Big Blocks of Stock, But Don't Read Too Much Into It
Apple (AAPL) chief operating officer Tim Cook sold 286,673 shares on March 24 at about $140 each, raking in about $40 million. All of the shares sold were part of a batch of 300,000 shares received via restricted stock units which vested this week.
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Review: Sleek Audio SA6 In-Ear Earphones with Tunable VQ Technology
Ninety-nine percent of earphones are designed to sound a specific way when placed in your ears: some are really bass-heavy, others are “flat” and neutral, and still others are tweaked to exaggerate both bass and treble. The pair that sounds really good with certain genres of music might not sound as impressive with others, and because of differences in some ears, a pair that fits one person might not fit another. Sleek Audio's SA6…
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Exploring Time Capsule: how it fits into Apple's AirPort family
Time Capsule, announced at this years' Macworld Expo, serves as a simple rebranding of the AirPort Extreme with an integrated hard drive and power supply. Apple sells the new Time Capsule next to last years AirPort Express and the compact AirPort Express. This segment, the first of six exploring Time Capsule in depth, highlights the differences between the members of Apple's AirPort family. Continues: Exploring Time Capsule: how it fits into Apple's AirPort family Technorati Tags: Apple, Mac
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Supplier reports indicate new iPods, right on schedule
Apple supplier Wolfson Microelectronics didn't get a new components contract for upcoming iPod revisions, but the company is letting everyone know when the new devices are coming.Read More...
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Apple Tackles Fitness, Photoshop Express, Grand Theft iPhone, and More
More rumors about the 3G iPhone, as well as redesigned Macs. Apple patents a virtual fitness companion, Mac mind share rising among college students, Photoshop Express in beta now, and more of today's headlines.
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News: Apple releases updated iPhone SDK with Interface Builder [updated]
Apple has released an updated version of its iPhone Software Development Kit that now includes Interface Builder, the company's tool for designing the interface of iPhone applications. The new release, which is available as a free download for registered iPhone developers from the iPhone Dev Center, is a 1.36GB download, and is listed as build 9A2151. It remains unclear what other changes may be present in the new release; we will update this…
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Wolfson snub points to late-summer iPod launch
Apple has apparently decided to leave Wolfson's chips out of the next versions of the iPod Nano and iPod Touch, which are expected in the third quarter.
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Apple patent apps reveal plans for iPhone as "lifestyle companion"
Filed under: Cellphones While it doesn't exactly come as much of a surprise, it seems that Apple has plenty more goodies in mind for the iPhone (and, presumably, the iPod touch), with a recent batch of no less than six patent applications revealing some of its plans to turn the device into what it describes as a "lifestyle companion." In this case, that rather vague term refers to what is effectively an upgrade to the Nike+iPod system, with the iPhone's accelerometer and other built-in capabilities also coming into play in addition to the usual external sensors. It doesn't stop with workouts, however, with the patent applications also indicating plans for a diet coach of sorts, which could even make use of the iPhone's camera to scan bar codes on products. Those components would also of course all work together, with the system able to suggest workouts based on your diet and physical condition and vice versa. Of course, these being patent applications, there's no indication as to when we might actually see such a a system, but it sure seems a good deal more likely than some of Apple's other ideas. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Nokia Siemens rolling out EDGE Evolution in Q3: like EDGE with half the slow
Filed under: CellphonesWhile we first got wind of a EDGE Evolution rollout from Ericsson, Nokia Siemens isn't about to let one of those young upstart carrier equipment manufacturers steal its top-of-the-heap EDGE thunder, and has just announced the "launch" of its Dual Carrier EDGE software solution, marking the first steps of rolling out EDGE Evolution to the company's radio portfolio. The software upgrade doubles current EDGE speeds to 592kbps, and will be available from Q3 2008 onwards. Nokia Siemens won't stop there, though, EDGE is going to get another bump not too long after that to EGPRS 2, with download speeds of 1.2Mbps and uplink speeds up to 473kpbs. What's unclear at the moment is what existing phones (iPhone, we're looking at you) will be able to manage this with a firmware update, and which ones are going to be stuck in the past, but we're hoping for a good bit of the former. [Via GigaOM] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Apple Store employees charged in evaporation of 332 iPhones
Two Apple Store employees have been charged with stealing some 332 iPhones from the Apple Store at Rockingham Park, New Hampshire. Tsk tsk.Read More...
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News: DLO unveils Jam Jackets for iPod touch, nano
Digital Lifestyle Outfitters has unveiled its Jam Jacket with MultiClip for iPod touch and Jam Jacket with Etched Design for iPod nano. The Jam Jacket with MultiClip is a silicone case for the iPod touch featuring a unique clip on the back that doubles as a stand and cord manager. Other features include a non-slip rubber texture for added grip, open access to the Dock Connector and headphone ports and Sleep/Wake button, and an included Surface…
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CanSecWest offers another Mac hacking challenge
Filed under: SecurityIf you fondly remember last year's CanSecWest hacking challenge -- won by researcher Dino Dai Zovi with a Java/QuickTime exploit that allowed him to take over the target MacBook Pro, thereby claiming it as his own -- you'll want to keep your ears open for results of the current challenge, now underway for the 2nd day in Vancouver. This year's PWN2OWN competition extends the target space to three road warrior laptops: a MacBook Air, a Sony VAIO running Ubuntu and a Fujitsu machine running Vista.No winners were declared on the first day; that's no surprise to contest organizers, as the initial set of rules were the most restrictive. Today the ruleset allows for browser and other built-in application exploits by visiting a malicious URL, so it could get more exciting in a hurry.[via Macworld]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Backstage: Exploring International iTunes Stores, Try 2
Last night, Safari crashed when I was five keystrokes and a submit button away from posting the first version of this Backstage article: Exploring International iTunes Stores. Though it was meant to just be a simple, casual look at some of the interesting differences between the various iTunes Stores out there, and I was prepared to just drop the topic when the crash lost my work, reader requests and personal interest led me to retype it and add a…
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Is Apple good or evil?
There has been a lot of talk lately about how is Apple becoming more like Microsoft and turning evil, but is it really the case? Personally I’ve known that Apple was evil since they tried to litigate me out of business and subpoena three years worth of my email, but I digress. Recent examples of Apple’s [...]
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News: Sling pursuing SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone
Sling Media is currently examining its options for development of a version of its SlingPlayer Mobile application for the iPhone and iPod touch, according to statements made to iLounge. Dave Zatz of Sling Media told iLounge in an email, “We were definitely one of those 100,000 who downloaded the iPhone SDK, which we’re currently evaluating. We know it’s a hot platform and we’ll see what our options are.” Sling Media CEO Blake Krikorian…
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Apple's Move: Institutional Run-Up or Rebound?
Coming off its solid win in the 1st round of the Fund My Mutual Fund Stock Invitational
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File systems of the Mac’s past, present and maybe future
When will ZFS become the next file system for the Mac platform? Most likely later than sooner if the examples of other file system transitions are taken into account.
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Under The Radar News - Thursday
Barron's thinks a second-half rebound in U.S. corporate earnings isn't likely, despite analyst expectations to the contrary. "The economy is going to remain repressed, and sectors outside financials may not be able to generate the kind of earnings that analysts initially expect," Yardeni Research's Ed Yardeni says. "Everywhere I look, I see deceleration. I just don't see how, all of a sudden, a switch will go off in July or August and everything starts rising," says fund manager Jon Fisher.
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News: Apple patents iTunes, iPhone/iPod-based fitness system
A series of recently published Apple patent filings suggest that the company has developed a considerable digital fitness program for iTunes and touchscreen digital media devices, offering fitness training exercises, performance metrics, and a single integrated control screen with workout information and audio navigation. Originally discovered by AppleInsider, the filings, titled ”Integrated sensors for tracking performance metrics,” ”Dynamically…
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Rumors, speculation of impending 3G iPhone continue to swirl
3G iPhone is coming, but how soon? Gartner's Ken Dulaney thinks really soon, but we aren't so sure.Read More...
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PWN 2 OWN contest lets hackers choose Vista, OS X or Linux
Filed under: LaptopsLast year's PWN 2 OWN contest at the CanSecWest security conference went over way better than expected (read: exploits were glorified), so this year, organizers have spiced things up by letting hackers have their way with three separate machines. The Linux, OS X and Vista-based rigs were all setup as similarly as possible in order to "make sure the attack surface was the same on all of them." For attendees in Vancouver, there sits a $20,000 top prize -- which dwindles with each passing day as restrictions on attacks ease up -- but it can only be acquired if an all new zero-day cyber roundhouse kick is used. Anyone here going to give it a go? You get to keep the freshly victimized laptop too, you know. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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10.5: Temporarily create a translucent Terminal window
If you have multiple tabs in a Terminal window, then dragging a tab vertically rips it off and displays it in its own window, as described in this hint. During the drag, the window is translucent as it moves around, allowing you to see what is underneath without having to change the opacity in Terminal's preferences -- the 100% opacity setting is not changed. Now, if only a single tab is open (View -> Show Tab Bar in a new window), and you drag it vertically first, then the entire window moves around. As above, the window is translucent while dragging, allowing you to see what is underneath. This is a quick-and-easy way to see what's behind your Terminal window without moving it out of the way and then replacing it, or by permanently changing its translucency. Just pull vertically a small am...
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10.5: Work around a floating window issue in 10.5.2
OS X 10.5.2 introduced a bug that affects several applications that use floating windows (tool palettes, inspectors, etc.,) and pop-out sheet dialogs, including InqScribe and older versions of RealBasic. Basically, sheet dialogs won't function if you have a floating window open. Close the floating window(s), and the sheet dialog works again. It would appear that the floating window(s) steal the mouse clicks from the sheet dialog. Here's hoping it's fixed in 10.5.3...
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Use two Gmail accounts to manage iPhone email
I am an avid Google Mail user, and recently purchased an iPhone (how couldn't I, after seeing the SDK demo). I configured the iPhone Mail app to use my Google Map IMAP account. Works like a charm, but, a lot of times I want to send reminders home from the iPhone. Obviously I'd see those mail on the iPhone as well. Too much information. So here is what I did: Set up a new Google Mail account -- username.iphone@gmail.com. In my main Google Mail account (username@gmail.com), I set up a filter like so ... in the 'Doesn't have:' field, I listed subject: -iphone, OR, from: -username@gmail.com. On the next page, enable Forward it to: username.iphone@gmail.com. On the iPhone, I created a new Mail account, but used the username.iphone@gmail.com as my main account. (I can still access the other gmail accounts through Google Mobile, just in case.) On the iPhone, I changed the outgoing SMTP server to username@google.com. Th...
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Sync larger To Do notes on Nokia N95
I really like my new Nokia N95, and with Nokia's driver for iSync, things have been working wonderfully. However, I found out that the notes associated to a ToDo task (notes = description in N95) were limited to 500 characters. Since I use some notes bigger than that, I proceeded as follows: Open /Library » PhonePlugins » Nokia-N95.phoneplugin » Contents » Resources » PhoneConduit.plist in your favorite text editor. (I suggest using a text editor rather than Property List Editor.) Change the maxLentgh parameter for the description attribute, in the com.apple.calendars.Task key from 500 to, say, 10000. Save the file and restart iSync. Next time you sync, your notes of up to 10000 characters will be there in you N95. I guess this hint can be extended to others mobile phones and PDAs, but then "caveat emptor."
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Interesting choice of text in the Keynote '08 icon
This one goes in the "totally useless but an interesting oddity" category. At close inspection, you can see that the text on the "Q4 2008" document that's part of the Keynote '08 icon is actually the first three verses and then a few lines of a song called "The b*tch of Living" from the musical Spring Awakening (more from Wikipedia). Interesting choice of text for a document titled "Q4 2008." [robg adds: I'll leave the lyrics search up to you, as Geeklog's censor engine makes linking to them a challenge. Although I can't read most of the words in the text on the Keynote icon, if you have the lyrics visible onscreen, it's clear that those are indeed the words being used. Who wants to wager that there might be a subtle change in the icon when the next Keynote update is released? :)]
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Analyst: Current students to drive Mac sales in future
According to Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty, high student demand for Macs should mean a good Fall quarter for Apple, as well as increasing sales in the future as students age.Read More...
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Study finds teens don't really care about their hearing
Filed under: Portable Audio Those darn kids -- they just don't listen! And soon, according to a report, they won't physically be able to listen. It seems that modern teens, with their cloaking jackets, space telephones, and telepathic headsets fail to obey the simplest tenet of leisure-time music enjoyment: keeping their iPod and Zune volumes at a semi-natural level. In focus-group discussions, researchers found that high school students in the Netherlands were aware of the potential hearing loss which can be caused by high volume listening, yet had no immediate plans to crank their jams at anything but 11. Typical of our misguided youth, the teens feel that they have a "low personal vulnerability" to hearing loss -- researchers also noted that they believed they were bulletproof, could fly, and would never, ever lose touch with people who signed their yearbook. The study's findings suggest that the answer to this problem may lie with manufacturers of hardware and solutions like volume caps or warning lights, rather than with the self-control of the end user. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Apple’s Safari License forbids Windows users from installing it.
Earlier this week, Apple got a little heat from a variety of sources (including me) about having Safari pop up through the Apple Software Update on Windows machines, even if you don't have it previously installed on your PC. Now, though, there is another little problem on the Window's side of things that is, frankly, just plain funny. According to the WINDOWS Safari license you are only allow to install Safari on “a single Apple-labeled computer at a time.” Which means by simply installing the application you are breaking the law. I mean, come on - that's funny…right? UK paper The Register has, thankfully, consulted a lawyer and determined that you are in no danger of getting sued by Apple should you install Safari, because of a ” impossibility issue”. “You can't enforce a term that's impossible.” according to their source.
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Adobe launches free Photoshop Web application
Google, eat your heart out. Adobe Photoshop was one of the original reasons why people purchased Macs. Adobe Systems, Inc. launched the powerful photo editing and retouching application in 1990 exclusively for the Mac and the software set the bar for graphic software and drove hardware sales. The next chapter was when Adobe launched Photoshop for [...]
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Clear Channel's fate is anything but clear
It’s too early to predict Clear Channel Communication’s fate, but whoever winds up owning the company, whose stock has ricocheted all over the tape, will have to grapple with an endemic industry problem.
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Team WebKit squeaks past Team Opera in race to pass Acid 3
The latest nightly build of WebKit scores 100/100 and matches the reference rendering in Acid3. Opera loses a point on a technicality and puts Team WebKit in the lead.Read More...
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Safari for Windows: Only for 'Apple-labeled' computers?
Legal eagles of the blogosphere find a curious condition in the usage terms for Apple's Safari for Windows browser.
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Safari for Windows: Only for 'Apple-labeled' computers?
Apple, it seems, hasn't totally gotten used to making browsers for this Windows thing. The license terms for the company's Safari Web browser on Windows include a curious restriction: "The software allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled computer ...
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Employees steal 332 iPhones
From the you-can’t-make-this-stuff-up department: SALEM — Two men employed to sell iPhones at the Apple Computer Store in the Mall at Rockingham Park went into business for themselves, stealing 332 of them before being caught by their bosses, police said. Police yesterday arrested Joshua Garrand, 28, of Methuen, Mass., and Christopher Nashed, 22, of Sandown on [...]
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Fast Money Recap: 3/26/08: Oil is Well
Recap of CNBC's Fast Money Program, Wednesday March 26. Click on a stock ticker for more analysis.
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News: Audio chip maker Wolfson dropped from 2008 iPods
Wolfson Microelectronics, provider of audio chips for the majority of iPods dating back to the original 2001 model, has been passed over as a supplier for third-quarter 2008 editions of the iPod nano and iPod touch, according to Reuters. Previously omitted from the iPod classic, which has generally been praised for an impressively low noise floor, as well as the first-generation iPod shuffle, which Apple previously acknowledged as the family's…
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The iPhone and Social Networks: Fast Friends?
When Patrick Byers' 3 1/2-year-old starts to melt down in a public place, he is quick to defuse the time bomb with a sure fire maneuver: He slips the kid his iPod, and all is well. Both of his children, he proudly reports, are adept at using the gadget, including accessing his preapproved list of favorite videos on YouTube. Since Apple created the iPhone, it is hardly surprising that using it is easy and intuitive. Now, a few social networking sites -- most notably Twitter and Facebook -- have introduced apps specifically tailored for it.
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Palm's New OS Plans and Apple Poaching
In my last post on Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM), I had said that 2008 would be a breakthrough year for Palm’s turnaround, as Jon Rubinstein works through a new product cycle to resuscitate the company.
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Shares in Apple supplier Wolfson tumble on lack of contract
Shares in Scottish microchip maker Wolfson Microelectronics tumbled on Thursday as the company said its products won’t be used in the new portable music players from a major customer believed to be Apple Inc.
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Mac OS Ken: 03.27.2008
Gartner Analyst: Apple Orders 10 Million 3G iPhones / Analysts (Still) Bullish on Apple / ChangeWave: Apple Will Weather Economic Downturn Well / AmazonMP3: No. 2 Digital Music Seller (Maybe) / eMusic Disputes AmazonMP3 and No. 2 Claim / Analysts Analyze Mozilla and the Safari Windows Push / Apple Updates Security Update 2008-002 to 1.1 / Apple Releases PluginManager 1.7.3 for Pro Apps / Yahoo Adds New Features to Messenger for Mac / Microsoft Eyes the iPhone SDK / Apple Settles Laptop Screen lawsuit Out of Court / More Content on iTunes Through Starz Subsidiaries
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Meet the world’s first iPhone typing aid
As much as I love my iPhone, I have to admit that typing on it is a difficult process. In fact, I even held off buying the phone for a month after its release because typing on the phone in the Apple store scared me off of the touch technology…
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Webkit gets a perfect 100 on Acid3
Filed under: Software, Internet Tools, Open SourceIn the rather rarefied atmosphere of web standards compliance, the Acid3 suite of browser tests is like a pro wrestler's chair to the back of the head: if you can take it and keep standing, that's very impressive. The Acid3 suite, first released at the beginning of this month, pushes browsers to the very edges of their rendering, SVG, CSS and DOM scripting capabilities -- all necessary for a consistent and interoperable Web 2.0 experience.As with the earlier Acid2 test, there's been a bit of a horserace among browser development teams to be the first to the finish line with Acid3, including the WebKit squad responsible for Safari's underlying engine; Acid3 dev Ian Hickson gives major props to Apple and the WebKit devs on his blog, including efforts to clear bugs in the test suite itself (he had to work quite hard to find standards compliance issues in WebKit). On Wednesday evening, both the Opera and WebKit teams declared a 100% score -- not a full pass, as there are minor issues to clean up, but nevertheless the test looks like it should. With the Mac nightly build of WebKit available for download, you too can feel the power of this fully operational web standards battle station.[A quick clarification: While both Opera and WebKit have claimed 100% on Acid3, only one of the browsers -- WebKit -- has a publicly downloadable version right now that can make that score. Opera's build won't be released for another week or so.]Thanks AdamRead | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Adobe launches Photoshop Express as public beta
Adobe today announced Adobe Photoshop Express public beta, a free Rich Internet Application (RIA) available to anyone in the US (or willing to say they're in the US) who wants to store, sort and share digital photos with some fancy effects. During the public beta period, Adobe is asking for feedback from Photoshop Express users on product features and functionality, which they will continue to... [read more at MacMerc.com]
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Is Number Two Amazon Rivaling iTunes in Music Sales? Haha No
Daniel Eran Dilger Jefferson Graham of USA Today reports that Amazon's MP3 store “has quietly become No. 2 in digital sales since opening nearly six months ago,â€? behind Apple's iTunes. That idea is being widely publicized by the big music labels, who hope to gain some leverage against Apple in order to push their own plans for the future of music sales. But is it accurate, is Amazon any threat to Apple's iTunes, and what effect will the rumored plans for iPod-bundled music have on the online music industry? Here's a look. (more…)
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iPhone could replace the PSP and DS as the ultimate mobile console
The comparison chart shown above is a clear depiction of exactly how much potential the iPhone has in terms of gaming. Not only does the iPhone nearly double the processing power of the current portable power king- the PSP- it has a user base and software groundwork that would greatly…
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Apple orders ten million iPhones- probably next-gen
The hype surrounding Apple’s second-gen iPhone is starting to build up yet again. The latest rumor? Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney believes Apple has just placed an order for 10 million units of a second-generation device. This could mean two things- either Apple is coming out with a 3G iPhone, or…
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Apple settles out MacBook class action lawsuit
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Apple, Macbook Pro, MacBookAlmost a year after those two photogs first tried to bring a class-action suit against Apple for supposedly underperforming colors on MacBook and MacBook Pro LCD screens, our own Mike Rose has been proven right -- Apple has "quietly settled" the suit, and presumably Apple didn't have to pay much: the plaintiffs apparently had trouble finding other people who had purchased the laptops solely for the "millions of colors" claim.Which makes sense -- why would you need any more than a few hundred thousand colors on a single screen? Of course, the drawback here is that we'll never find out if you really can get millions of colors on a MacBook screen, as the photographers wanted. For all we know, they might actually be technically correct -- widely recognized as the very best kind of correct.[Via Engadget]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments